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WIND-UP TOY
by Bill Kochman
05-31-2016
I bet you think that you're oh so cool,
But could it be that you're just a tool?
They wind you up and they set you down,
And you prance around just like a clown.
Your controllers tell you what to say,
You spew propaganda all the live long day.
You seem to think that you are so free,
Down you go if they say "Bend the knee!"
Free from your masters not really you are,
You're just like a bug in a mason jar.
You see outside but you're trapped within,
See, there they go winding you up again.
This poem can be applied to so many different situations in the modern world. We are told that we are free, but are we really? Is the glass barrier of the mason jar symbolic of the established limit of free expression?
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Bible Study Resources:
"Free Through Jesus" KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.bbb-bible.com/VerseLists/verse024.html
"Salvation is Free Through Christ" KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.bbb-bible.com/VerseLists/verse224.html
Article: "Salvation is Free!":
https://www.bbb-bible.com/Articles/salvfree.html
Article: "Free From the Fear of Death: Law and Works vs Grace":
https://www.bbb-bible.com/Articles/free-from-fear-of-death-1.html
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